In the manual: - p. 23, 1st paragraph: change 'kingdom eubacteria' to 'domain bacteria' and delete 'and the Kingdom Protista'. Protista is not considered a unique classification since around 1990. Worksheet:
last question: change 'kingdom eubacteria' to 'domain eubacteria'
Quiz on WEDNESDAY will cover Lab 1 and Lab 2 lecture material. Email me or set up a time to chat if you have any questions.
Lecture notes:
More hypothesis testing:
When you see an unknown organism (at least you think it's an organism), you may try to guess what kind it is. This is a hypothesis!
Look at the organism, check out its behavior, etc. (evidence)
Compare what you observe with what you know about various animals (refer to charts, your books, etc.).
If you have narrowed-down the possibilities, you may have figured out what kind of organism it is. If you can't narrow it down, you go back to step 1.
- Classification of species based on ability to reproduce with another individual, and also on shared biological traits that help the organism survive (behavioral, genetic, morphology, etc.).
- Genus & species nomenclature; also there are higher levels of organization, such as domain, family, etc.
- Eukaryote and Prokaryote is an example of a very fundamental classification (e.g., one classification has a nucleus, one does not have a membrane-bound nucleus)
- Symbiotic relationships. They can be used to classify organisms into species since these relationships are based on behavioral and biological traits (predator-prey, parasite-host, mutualist-mutualist).
LAB 2
In the manual:
- p. 23, 1st paragraph: change 'kingdom eubacteria' to 'domain bacteria' and delete 'and the Kingdom Protista'. Protista is not considered a unique classification since around 1990.
Worksheet:
Quiz on WEDNESDAY will cover Lab 1 and Lab 2 lecture material. Email me or set up a time to chat if you have any questions.
Lecture notes:
- Classification of species based on ability to reproduce with another individual, and also on shared biological traits that help the organism survive (behavioral, genetic, morphology, etc.).
- Genus & species nomenclature; also there are higher levels of organization, such as domain, family, etc.
- Eukaryote and Prokaryote is an example of a very fundamental classification (e.g., one classification has a nucleus, one does not have a membrane-bound nucleus)
- Symbiotic relationships. They can be used to classify organisms into species since these relationships are based on behavioral and biological traits (predator-prey, parasite-host, mutualist-mutualist).